Voices

Bob Wagner writes, "Montanans deserve better and the Prescriptions for Patients Act is a definitive first step to bringing down Big Pharma monopolies and freeing the pharmaceutical markets."

John Westenberg writes, "It is disappointing to read statements from some opponents that allowing the hospital to gradually deteriorate in place, even to the point of demolition, is preferable to any proposal that requires some attendant development."

Lizzy Pennock and James Holt write, "Grizzly bears are slowly reclaiming parts of their historic range for the first time since European settlers nearly eradicated them from the lower-48. And with bear expansion comes great responsibility."

Jackson Crawford writes, "Gov. Gianforte is hiding massive property tax increases behind one-time rebates and, possibly illegally, blocking our state’s largest conservation funding bill."

Bill Van Horn writes, "Our rent can (and has) been arbitrarily increased, usually at a rate higher than any pay increases we may be fortunate enough to see."

George Nickas writes, "Grayling won’t be saved at Red Rock Lakes by trying to change winter. Their only chance is if we’re willing to change ourselves, to stop doing the things that harm the fish and give wild nature a chance. "

Terri Ragland writes, "For nearly two decades, stakeholders, local residents, legislators, and organizations have united with a common purpose: to achieve the successful passage of the BCSA."

Tonya Gates writes, "The process would have been smoother had the Governor not vetoed SB 442, legislation would have allowed the agency to delve deeper into the habitat issue across land ownerships."

Max Baucus writes, "Obesity today is a common, serious, and costly disease impacting an estimated 42 percent of adult Americans."

Ginny Merrian writes, "The shelter opening has been widely covered by Missoula’s news reporters. While it seems like a long time since the mayor’s emergency announcement, it has been short in logistics time."